[slackintosh-users] Re: Any testers?
- From: John B <johnb316@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: slackintosh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:01:04 -0500
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Denise Bates <dbates@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ---snip---
> My "lampstand" G4 was my primary internet device while was on dial-up. I
> switched to WiFi, but so far I haven't succeeded in getting a USB WiFi
> dongle to work on the machine. If I ever solve the connection problem, I
> would prefer a full-featured browser.
>
>> -A recent OpenOffice is available for PPC, but LibreOffice is not.
>> Slackware does not include either, of course, so maybe it doesn't
>> matter.
>>
>>
> Denise,
Apologies for hijacking the thread. However, when you started talking about
your inability to get a USB WiFi dongle to work with Linux, I had to jump
in. I recently purchased a USB wireless networking dongle for an iMac 700
MHz, vintage 2002 running OS X 10.3.9, from Other World Computing, based in
the USA. Here is a link to the dongle from Other World's website:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP2802GU2/
Here is a link to the other wireless products from Newer Technology's web
site: http://www.newertech.com/products/wireless.php
The dongle I bought uses a Ralink chipset. Linux drivers are available as
part of the kernel. I may "borrow" it from the OS X computer and make it
work under Linux on a B&W G3 I have.
If you should decide to purchase this dongle, here is a link to a list of
international dealers that handle Newer Technology products:
http://www.newertech.com/inter_resellers.php
We should now return to our regularly scheduled topic, LOL! ;-)
Cheers,
John Babiak
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